Secrets of a Scandalous Bride

Her first secret: She is not a widow.

Elizabeth Ashburton has never even married, and at this rate, she never will. But pretending to be a bereaved young wife was the only way she could escape her horrid fate--being forced to marry the man who destroyed her father.

Her second secret: She is not a prim young lady.

When Rowland Manning, the most powerful and notorious blackguard in all of England, discovers strength and sensuality behind Elizabeth's mysterious facade, he never guesses the breathtaking siren will rescue him from disaster...with just one touch.

Her third secret: She's willing to risk all.

Elizabeth knows she is playing a dangerous game, for her dreaded suitor will not give her up without a fight. Now she needs Rowland more than ever--to rescue her from a life of desperation, to drive her wild with desire, and to make her his scandalous bride.